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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the goddess Sudha visits?

2. Why is Pishi often socially excluded?

3. Who initially tells Sudha that she has disgraced the family by leaving?

4. What does Anju hate most about Sunji's mother?

5. What did the mothers do with the ruby?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sudha's mother-in-law want her to have an abortion?

2. What request does Ashok make of Sudha?

3. How does Sudha's identity change after she has been divorced?

4. What annoys Anju about Sudha?

5. Why hasn't Sudha's mother-in-law been telling anybody that Sudha is pregnant?

6. What worries does Sudha have for her unborn child?

7. How does Sudha find peace?

8. Why does Anju decide to get a job?

9. What dream did Sudha have about Prem?

10. How does Sudha fit into her new life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role do myths, legends, and traditions play in Anju and Sudha's lives? Does this role control their lives or add to it? Is it a positive or negative influence?

Essay Topic 2

What are the essential differences between Sudha's voice and Anju's voice? Why is voice significant in the novel? Whose voice is stronger?

Essay Topic 3

Make a prediction based on what you believe will happen after the embrace between the two women ends. Use at least two pieces of evidence from the novel to support your claim.

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